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Fall Arts and Crafts For Kids. Ms. Malone's Art Room. My school has started an after school enrichment/tutoring program called LEAPS, which stands for Lottery for Education: Afterschool Programs.

Ms. Malone's Art Room

This program gives the school opportunities to have after school enrichment activities that enhance and reinforce the schools curriculum. Both myself and the other art teacher at my school, Mr. Stephens, have been allowed to have an art club. Between the two of us, there are 2 art clubs offered each day, Monday through Thursday.

I have the Monday/Wednesday classes, and he has the Tuesday/Thursday classes. Story Time "Mister Seahorse" with seahorse craft and shoe tying practice. Have you ever had your child respond in an unexpected way to a story??

Story Time "Mister Seahorse" with seahorse craft and shoe tying practice

I am normally a huge fan of Eric Carle but I ended up having some mixed feelings about this book. It is a great story displaying how the father seahorse carries the mother's eggs around in his pouch before they hatch. I know you are thinking "How could you not love this story??? " It is award-winning, after all... I actually like the story, but my 4 year old not so much. Anyways, I saw this fabulous idea at Making Learning Fun for this craft, and I loved the idea of practicing tying knots when adding yarn for the hair. Isn't the marbled paint effect stunning?! Materials you will need: -scissors -shaving cream -acrylic paint (variety of colors) -container for mixing the shaving cream and paint (must be large enough to press the sea horse into) -squeegee -hole punch -yarn Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4.

How to Make Puffy Paint With Shaving Cream & Glue. Shaving Cream and Watercolors. One of our favorite sensory activities is playing with shaving cream, and one of our favorite art mediums is liquid watercolors.

Shaving Cream and Watercolors

For a super simple sensory activity we love to combine the two! Supplies (Affiliate links provided for convenience. You can read my full disclosure policy HERE.) I fill the squeezy bottles with about 2 tablespoons of liquid watercolors. Food coloring may be used in place of the watercolors. JZ (6) always likes to be the one to squirt the shaving cream. Tank and Peanut (24 months) often go through their watercolors quickly and ask for refills. JZ and J-Bug (4) love running their hands through the shaving cream mixture even while their baby brothers continue to squirt in color.

I love the marbling created when combining shaving cream and watercolors. Other days the boys get caught up in the sensory activity and get good and messy. Teaching with TLC: Awesome Earth Day Art Project. Since my kids went absolutely crazy over the marbled eggs we made from paint and shaving cream, they wanted to use the same method for Earth Day to create the most awesome earths ever!!!

Teaching with TLC: Awesome Earth Day Art Project

Is that not the coolest earth you've ever seen? They were such a hit that six neighborhood kids wanted to join in on the fun and make them, too! Pinterest. Fdb087dd095ca506434885bf160566d4.jpg 1,700×2,200 pixels. Adaptive Equipment: Examples That Help Students With Spasticity Perform Art Activities. Written by: Barbara Smith • edited by: Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch • updated: 1/4/2012 Students with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy may have spasticity that interferes with manipulating art materials such as markers and paintbrushes.

Adaptive Equipment: Examples That Help Students With Spasticity Perform Art Activities

The following are examples of adaptive equipment that helps students with spasticity improve motor control to perform art activities. How Does Spasticity Interfere With Making Art? Spasticity is a term that describes high muscle tone or tension felt when joints such as elbows or wrists are moved. Spasticity impacts motor control, especially the control required to grasp and manipulate small objects.

Adventures in Art. My Students traveled to UB North in May to see the Ani Hoover exhibit.

Adventures in Art

The six panels were 30 feet tall and everyone was amazed at how they seemed to go on forever. The paintings were bright and very colorful. Many students picked out a favorite piece based on color. We learned that Hoover uses stencils with spray paint and ink. Also, we learned that her color choices are based on simple life events. When we returned to the school we started our own circle painting.

If you don't know Hoover's work check her out here: Special Needs Blog : 8 art ideas for kids with special needs from an art therapist. This guest post is from Diane Quiroga, a wonderful person who used to be a teacher's aide at Max's old school.

Special Needs Blog : 8 art ideas for kids with special needs from an art therapist

I always thought she was super-sweet, and she adored Max. We lost touch. Then she happened to find this blog and emailed me; in the last few years, she'd gotten her degree in art therapy. She is now a certified art therapist, mental health consultant, and child counselor. Diane's come over to the house to do art therapy, and both kids have loved it. Adaptation Station - Pre-writing / Creative Representation. Use the following jump down list to find adaptations for pre-writing and creative representation: Adaptive tool grip | Stabilization of materials | Slantboard | Stamps Alternate tools for painting | Adapted scissors | Swirl art toy with switch | Stencils Computer software to draw Adaptive tool grip Young children spend much of their time exploring writing, drawing, painting and cutting using a variety of tools.

Adaptation Station - Pre-writing / Creative Representation